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MyHeritage earns a 3.1-star rating from 23 reviews and 507 complaints, showing that the majority of family history enthusiasts are with genealogical research tools and services.

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MyHeritage My Heritage charge

I have just checked my bank account and on 12/09 My heritage have taken £120.

I have not given permission for this payment to be taken. Been recently made redundant and this is a lot of money.

If anybody can suggest how I can get a refund it will be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

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MyHeritage dna activation kit code number mhd8232u

I returned my dna kit reference as above in june this year, my husbands kit was sent back to you at the same time, he has has several notifications of dna matches since then some of which have been close matches and very helpfull with his family history.

Unfortunately I have had no matches at all, i'm sure that this can't be correct. Mght it be something to do with us both having the same email address? Would you please look into this and advise.

Thankyou

Regards susan pope,
Emal address - [protected]@manx.net

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MyHeritage Subscription

Signed up for a 14-day free trial on Aug 7th, 2020, and canceled it the next day or the same day. I never received anything in my email after canceling my trial so I have nothing to back that up but I am 100% always on top of my subscriptions. However, today on August 21st, 14 days later I received a charge on my Paypal for $89 for an annual Data subscription. The last email I received from MyHeritage was on August 8th; no email regarding a impending charge which I think should be something in place to avoid things like this. Now I am $89 poorer despite the pandemic that has seen me jobless! Per MyHeritage Terms and Conditions I am entitled to a refund within 30 days if I am not satisfied with the purchase and I am not satisfied.

I have sent an email to support @ ticket # 477139013.

Please help!

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Aug 22, 2020 2:30 pm EDT

Thank you for timely response! Everything has been resolved.

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I have been a customer since 2016 and pay for 2 separate services. I found out this year that these 2 services were combined as a package in 2017 and I was never contacted to give me that discounted package. I have been trying for days now to get someone on the phone to adjust my annual bill. Each time I call I'm on hold for over 20 min they say someone...

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MyHeritage On my account products i didnt use

I didnt order from this company and they charge my account cant find no answer or talk to anyone they keep tell to sign in or log in to my when i use my email address they they doesn't have account with but they charge my bank under blbmyheritageltd.then when sign in cant get to page because my email address not in there computer i dont use but one email address

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MyHeritage Charges

Dear Sir or madam

I am writing to complain about the fact that since recieving my DNA back, I have now been charged £112.80 on 23/7/20 by BLS My Heritage Limited but have no idea why as I have not downloaded any certificates etc.

My partner sent off for his DNA too but this was a serperate payment of £58.00 taken from our account on 19th July.

Please advise what this charge is for as I can't find any information.

Best wishes

June Bonell

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10:03 am EDT

MyHeritage Never ordered or approved

This company hacked into a credit card I have never used or activated. There is a charge of $89.00 from My Heritage LTD dated 05/19/2020. This was on my PayPal Credit card that I have NEVER activated. They requested I get ahold of the company to request refund. Which is exactly what I am doing. This charge needs to come off my card immediately. My name is Rita Newberry phone # [protected]. The transaction # 1E647085AV4549945/Invoice # [protected]. I do not have to give you the credit card info as you already seen to have that.

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MyHeritage Account ID: 197191531 My family tree display.

My email address:
[protected]@virginmedia.com

The tree display is incorrect and I am unable to search or add to it.
I 'phoned UK Customer Services for call back but have not received a call.
See screen shot.
If you are unable to correct please arrange for a refund of my subscription.

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Update by David John Bumford
Jul 05, 2020 9:39 am EDT

Just checked it on Microsoft Edge browser and OK. Problem with Google browser?

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MyHeritage Charged for service despite requesting cancellation

I signed up for a free trial and attempted to cancel the trial the day that I signed up, but I am assuming the cancellation did not go through. I was charge $159.00 for a service that I did not even use. I have tried reaching out via a few numbers posted under their "Contact Us Section", but have had no luck thus far. I, like many others, was laid off thanks to the current pandemic and this isn't exactly small chunck of change. This took the funds that I needed to purchase groceries for my children. I am begging anyone to help me out as I simply do not know what to do. This has been a frustrating experince and this is directly affecting my children. I am desperate for any help as I have not actually used the service and the trial should have been deleted!

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MyHeritage Unauthorized recurring charges

This company created unauthorized reoccurring charges that were very difficult to remove. I signed up for a trial and decided to keep the site for 149.50 annual charge ( steep). Not sure I would entrust my DNA to this type of business practice. I would not. Do not. Who know where it will end up. If they do this to your account, what can they do with your DNA?

Cancel your card. I am out 838.00 just for a hobby. Hopefully it is returned within a week. The bank said it was connected to a phone number, [protected], and the bank card VISA operator said they couldn't assist and disconnected me.

Sadly, this company was recommended to my by a man working in the Museum of Natural History in Washington DC while I was visiting with my children and were in the Pandemic Educational section. Ill let him know my experience when I return.

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MyHeritage Dreadful communications

I entered a trial period from this company. When I tried to cancel it the site refused to recognise me and I was left trawling around trying to find a telephone number. This seemed impossible. I eventually was allowed to cancel, but now I find that the site has withdrawn over £90 from my account. If you are going to set up such a site you must make sure that the cancellation process is clear and in working order. You make the situation bad for other sites which are working honestly and well.

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MyHeritage Automatic subscription without my consent

I got this message"

Dear Carolyn Y, ‎

This is just a brief update that your Premium subscription for family site has been successfully extended for one additional year.

You were charged $64.50 + $3.87 tax. The next charge will take place on June 3 2021 for another year.

You can manage your subscription at any time using the My Purchases page.

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MyHeritage Unauthorised payment to a subscription which I could not cancel

I never received an email confirming my free trial and now I see that you have now taken money out of my account. On further investigation I found my email address was altered (a mistake I wouldn't have made I have been using the same email address over 10 years) I tired to create an account on the 6th may for a 30 day free trial, it has been 16 days and you have charged my. I don't know if I am more angry or upset. It is my sons birthday in a couple of weeks and if its not bad enough to have a birthday in lock down the money you have taken was to go towards making a child's birthday as special as possible. Please can you help to look into this as quickly as possible and refund the monies taken straight away.

No emails seems to be responded to.
Also the number is saying not available

Thank you.

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MyHeritage Unauthorised payment which I cancelled the same day as signing up!

account ID: [protected]

I could not access any of the pages - nothing worked properly for me so I cancelled within an hour of signing up once I realised it was not working for me. I see that you have now taken money out of my account. Please can you help to look into this as quickly as possible and refund the monies taken straight away.

No emails seems to be responded to.

Thank you.

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MyHeritage Unable to cancel 2 free trials online and now have been charged

I have been trying to cancel 2 free subscriptions for about a week, that I don't want but this as been unsuccessful. I only wanted the dna kit- not anything else as they were gifts. It looks like the money as been taken out of my account for a service I don't want.
I cannot afford this and need the money refunded as soon as possible as I am not working at present as my job as been lost due to the Carona Virus Pandemic. Please help

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MyHeritage Shocking Unauthorized Bank Deduction During Covid-19 Pandemic

Shockingly, MyHeritage took unauthorized funds needed for my rent, food and medication on March 25th, 2020 during the covid-19 pandemic while I'm sick and isolating at home and have no income. This is appalling behavior. When I contacted them immediately today on March 26th after seeing this unauthorized withdrawal from my bank account, considering I did not knowingly sign up for any type of renewals, they told me they would have someone call me back in 3 business days. This is totally inappropriate and completely mercenary. The money should be refunded immediately with no questions asked, considering this is literally a time of life and death. I have no other funds in my account to pay my rent, but apparently MyHeritage doesn't care if people can't keep a roof over their head or buy medicine and food in the middle of a global pandemic. I want this money returned immediately.

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MyHeritage Unauthorized credit card charges

March 23, 2020 at 11:01 Moscow time, 20, 261.50 RUB were debited from my bank card unauthorized. I did not give permission to write off money from the card and did not issue any subscriptions for 2020. I received a notification in the mail that the money was debited. I'm in the hospital and there's such a blow. Customer number [protected].
Refund me in full.

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Mar 23, 2020 8:20 am EDT

Unauthorized Credit Card Payments
March 23, 2020 at 11:01 Moscow time, 20 261.50 rubles were debited from my bank card. I did not give permission to write off money from the card and did not issue subscriptions for 2020. I received a notification in the mail that the money was debited. I'm in the hospital, and such a blow. Customer number [protected].
Give me the full refund.

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MyHeritage plan

Today I have just checked my bank account. £113 has been taken from my account. I did not sign up for that, I would never agree to that.
I would like a refund please. You have left me short on cash now!
I had no warning no email. It is simply not right that you can just take that much money off someone. I would like to tall to someone about this.

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MyHeritage beware! grabs money from your account without previous notification

Last evening, just received an invoice for 117.81 EUR (50% off, ha!) for a one year subscription to their website services and the money are already missing. I understood from the start that they have an aggressive marketing strategy, but this is shady!

They simply took money from my account after a one month trial version which started when I bought a (second) DNA kit - I completely forgot about it. But I did not receive any notification that the trial period will end soon, so I could have canceled it.

I did not use the services, nor do I have any use for them in the future. Just arrived home from a ski trip and saw this. The UK phone number they gave me is constantly busy.

I want a full refund, the cancellation of the subscription immediately, and I want the company to delete my bank details.

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MyHeritage dna kit

I purchased a DNA Kit and within 20 minutes found out my dad (who I was purchasing this for his birthday) had one for christmas. I called on the number on the website and was on hold and was 4th in line. 20 minutes later still 4th inline so left message to be called back. No call! now I have a note saying my kit is at my local post office for me to collect. I feel I tried to cancel in a reasonable amount of time and now have an expensive kit I no longer need! I am angry as I tried to contact Myheritage by phone and that is the only option there is...no email or chat!

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MyHeritage is a genealogy platform offering users the ability to create family trees, search through historical records, and take DNA tests to explore their ancestry. The service provides tools for discovering, preserving, and sharing family history. Users can also access photo enhancement and colorization features.
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